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It is unfortunate that now every disciplinary problem, leadership issue, failure to follow instructions or failure to train now begs a psych consult and invariably gets some sort of diagnosis related to "stress".
Gee friggin' whiz...shouldn't soldiers be able to handle a fair amount of stress? I would wager that of all those yahoo's clogging the system, they are preventing adequate care and rehabilitation of the 5-10% of the people who actually NEED to be seen for a REAL Dx of PTSD.
PTSD has become a "chic" diagnosis in the military. "No one wants another Fort Hood"...I hear that statement repeatedly when I call psy services for soldiers who come into the ER with "I have thoughts of hurting myself or someone else"...and in the two hours of medical clearance screening I have to do before psych accepts the patient, they talk on their phone, text, play games on their PSP, bullshit with their "escort" from the unit etc.
Psych is overwhelmed....but it isn't their fault. Some soldiers have PTSD and other real mental health issues....that isn't THEIR fault....but the US Military no longer has the backbone to uphold a standard and make people accountable for their actions. Instead, there has to be some "reason". There must be "someone or something to blame" other than the soldiers lack of intestinal fortitude or moral character. Hence, they get dumped to psych.
We are doing our troops a disservice.
Eagle
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Primum non Nocere
"I have hung out in dangerous places a lot over the years, from combat zones to biker bars, and it is the weak, the unaware, or those looking for it, that usually find trouble.
Ain't no one getting out of this world alive. All you can do is try to have some choice in the way you go. Prepare yourself (and your affairs), and when your number is up, die on your feet fighting rather than on your knees. And make the SOBs pay dearly."
The Reaper-3 Sep 04
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